This week we are ensconced in the lush, historic offices of Faber and Faber (featuring framed, insulting TS Eliot memos) to talk to the comedian, director and author Richard Ayoade! Richard is globally recognised due to his roles in iconic shows such as The IT Crowd and Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, he's directed two films (Submarine and The Double) and published three books, all on the theme of film - with his latest being a deep dive into one particular rom-com entitled Ayoade on Top. We talked to him about rom-coms and their deeper resonance on life, good plane reading, PG Wodehouse and the emotional impact of Happy Eaters.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - The SisterhoodRichard Ayoade - Ayoade on TopHerman Melville - Moby DickFyodor Dostoyevsky - Brothers KaramazovJohn Steinbeck - Red PonyJohn Steinbeck - The PearlJohn Steinbeck -Grapes of WrathJohn Steinbeck -East of EdenJohn Steinbeck - Of Mice and MenLeo Tolstoy - War and PeaceWilliam Leith - Hunger YearsJoe Dunthorne - SubmarineFyodor Dostoyevsky - The DoubleFyodor Dostoyevsky - Poor FolkCurtis Sittenfeld - American WifePG Wodehouse - UkridgePG Wodehouse - The Jeeves OmnibusPG Wodehouse - The World of BlandingsJD Salinger - Catcher in the RyeCharles Webb - The GraduateJohn Updike - Rabbit RunEmily Bronte - Wuthering HeightsSylvia Plath - The Bell JarIris Murdoch - Under the NetTS Eliot - The Waste LandWallace Shawn - Night ThoughtsWallace Shawn - EssaysJoseph Conrad - Nostromo See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.